Nordic translators seminar and authors at the Helsinki Book fair

The Nordic countries are in focus at this year’s Helsinki Book fair, and numerous Nordic authors will take part in the fair’s program.
Along with our Nordic colleagues in the NordLit-network, NORLA will host a translators seminar on children’s and young adult literature.
The seminar has received funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Read more about translation subsidies between Nordic languages, and about the NordLit-network, here.

Visit the Helsinki Book fair’s website.

See the covers of Norwegian books published in Finland since 2011 through translation subsidy from NORLA or the Nordic Council of Ministers here.

Upcoming activities

March 27-March 30

Leipzig, Germany

Norway is Guest of Honour at the Leipziger Buchmesse: more than 50 authors take part

We have been looking forward to this for several years, and finally it is happening:
Norwegian literature will be in the spotlight during the book fair in Leipzig, and also at the reading festival Leipzig liest (Leipzig Reads) which runs parallel, in venues all around the city.

The Norwegian Guest of Honour program comprises approx. 80 events that will take place at Norway’s stand in Hall 4 D 300 / C 301, and in “Norwegen-Hub” in Schaubühne Lindenfels.
In addition, there will be several other exciting literary and cultural events as part of various side programs.

April 23-April 26

Oslo, Norway

Seminar for aspiring translators of Norwegian literature

NORLA aims to recruit more translators of Norwegian Literature. We look forward to welcoming interested participants to take part in our seminar for new translators, which will be held in Oslo from April 23-26, 2025.

May 1

Deadline: Nominate candidates for NORLA’s Translator's Award 2025

NORLA annually hands out an award to a talented emerging translator of Norwegian literature. The award is given for translations directly from Norwegian as an encouragement towards continued efforts.
The 2025 award will be given to a translator of fiction.

We would very much like to hear from you about deserving candidates!